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Final Fantasy 9 Officially Returning In 2027

Final Fantasy 9 remains one of the best games in the series to date, and its return in 2027 is going to be a special one. Though everyone is obviously entitled to their own personal favorite, it really doesn't get a lot better in the JRPG genre as a whole than it was when Final Fantasy IX dropped back at the turn of the Millennium. The story and character roster was notably excellent, even after the generational run that the series had been on up…

 •  Screen Rant
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Oscars Will ‘Always’ Reward Human Excellence in AI Era, Academy Chiefs Say as They Leave Door Open to International Feature Rule Tweaks (EXCLUSIVE)

The Oscars will keep honoring human-driven work as AI spreads through filmmaking, Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor tells Variety in Tokyo, while the Academy’s leadership expects to keep refining the international feature rules in the first year of a new route that lets festivals qualify films. Howell Taylor, Academy CEO Bill Kramer, chief membership, impact […]

 •  Variety